Web Design in West Thorney

Who lives and works in West Thorney

Private renters (84.3% of households) move more often than owners, and every move starts with a search for local services. Up-to-date contact details are how a West Thorney business gets found by people new to the street.

Population and households in West Thorney

Of the 230 households in West Thorney, 7.8% own their home and 84.3% rent privately. Two or more cars: 40.3% of households; none at all: 3.9%.

More Census 2021 figures for West Thorney

• Households in semi-detached homes: 50.2%
• Average household size: 3.4 people
• Adults in higher managerial or professional work: 7.2%
• Workers commuting by bicycle: 7.1%
• Commute by train: 0.6%
• Under-5s: 6.3%

Side by side with the Chichester local authority area

Adults with Level 4 qualifications or above: 19.0% in West Thorney, 37.2% across the Chichester local authority area and 33.9% in England. On the over-65 share, West Thorney (0.1%) compares with 27.1% for the Chichester local authority area as a whole and 18.4% nationally. The share of households without a car or van is 3.9% in West Thorney, against 14.1% in the Chichester local authority area and 23.5% in England.

Local businesses in Chichester

The Chichester local authority area had 7,770 local business units in 2026. The sectors below are more common here than across England, with what each one’s website should show:

• Professional firms such as accountants, solicitors and engineers (520): the team with qualifications and how a first consultation works.
• Builders and renovation firms (375): licences, insurance and warranty details and the areas they build in.
• Cleaning, landscaping and building services (225): the services and areas covered and insurance details.
• Farms and agricultural businesses (425): where to buy their products and what they grow or raise.
• Hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets (95): what is nearby and rates by season.

Among the trades with their own count, the Chichester local authority area has 105 electrical installation firms and 5 driving schools. 86.1% are micro businesses with up to nine employees.

West Thorney and the surrounding area

Customers may also come from Southbourne (2.2 miles), Stoke (2.4 miles) and Emsworth (2.6 miles). For local government, West Thorney is part of the Chichester local authority area. Portsmouth is about 6.8 miles to the west. If you work in Emsworth or Southbourne as well, the site can say so on a service area page.

Southbourne has 4,150 residents, 28.8% of them aged 65 or over, against 0.1% in West Thorney. In Southbourne, 31.8% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in West Thorney, 35.0%.

Who your customers are in West Thorney

Young adults (20 to 34) make up 48.4% of West Thorney. A quick contact form without a phone call.

On foot: 33.4% of employed residents get to work that way. People pass by on foot, so show your street and opening hours clearly.

Short trips: 28.7% of workers in West Thorney commute under 2 km. Customers are mostly local, so local details count.

For 6.4% of residents, the main language is not English. Simple wording and good photos make your site easy to follow for every customer.

How the Chichester local authority area is changing

The population of the Chichester local authority area went from 124,517 in mid-2021 to 129,206 in mid-2024, a rise of 3.8%.

From sign-up to launch, for West Thorney businesses

Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. From West Thorney, the price is the same: one monthly fee of £69, and we keep in touch by email.

1. Tell us about the business in the sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; logo and photos follow by email.
2. We build the website on a proven professional template and send a temporary link within 3 working days.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.

England rules for a business with a website

Putting your business online does not change the rules, but a few rules are worth checking:

• A limited company must include its name on all company documents, publicity and letters, and on business letters, order forms and websites it must also show its registered number, its registered office address and where it is registered. GOV.UK: company names on websites
• You cannot set non-essential cookies on your website before the visitor has consented to them, and that consent must be actively and clearly given. ICO: cookies
• Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, whose rules on this came into force on 6 April 2025, you must not commission fake reviews or pretend to be a consumer leaving one, and if you publish consumer reviews you have to take appropriate steps to make sure they are genuine. GOV.UK: unfair commercial practices

This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.